At least in Chicago they mostly don't fool anyone. Some folks opened up a taco spot in a super gentrified neighborhood here that had a big fancy neon sign and all that jazz that made it look like a corporate chain restaurant. They eventually put up a sign that said "locally owned latinx business" because everyone thought it was white people tacos and they weren't getting any business.
Gentrified tacos are a curse on the Midwest
At least in Chicago they mostly don't fool anyone. Some folks opened up a taco spot in a super gentrified neighborhood here that had a big fancy neon sign and all that jazz that made it look like a corporate chain restaurant. They eventually put up a sign that said "locally owned latinx business" because everyone thought it was white people tacos and they weren't getting any business.
Don't even get me started on suburban tacos
If the person answering the phone doesn't immediately start speaking Spanish at 1000 words a minute I don't want their food
There's definite a vibe to check for.
Chicago authentic Mexican food bangs so goddamn hard.
The best places are the little taquerias inside grocery stores. Best tacos in the city.